Transylvania County Sheriff seeking reelection

Wednesday

Jan 8, 2014 at 1:54 PM

Transylvania County Sheriff David Mahoney announced Wednesday that he will seek re-election in 2014.

From Staff Reports

Transylvania County Sheriff David Mahoney announced Wednesday that he will seek re-election in 2014. Mahoney, a 22-year veteran of the Sheriff's Office, was first elected sheriff in 2006 and was returned by voters in 2010. In a news release sent Wednesday, Mahoney said he has worked in all aspects of the Sheriff's Office, giving him "valuable experience in the law enforcement responsibilities unique to the office of sheriff."Mahoney, a life-long resident of Transylvania County, graduated from Brevard High and attended North Carolina State University and Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College before beginning his career in law enforcement in 1991. He began his career as a part-time dispatcher and detention officer, later becoming a patrol deputy. In 1998, Mahoney was promoted to shift supervisor and then to detective in 2001. He served in that role until he was elected sheriff in 2006. After his election, Mahoney attended and graduated from the North Carolina Sheriff's Leadership Institute at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.He has earned both the Advanced Law Enforcement Certification and the Advanced Service Award, the highest professional recognitions given to North Carolina law enforcement officers.“Serving as sheriff has been one of the highest honors I have ever known. The support and cooperation shown to our office and me is part of what makes our community special,” Mahoney said in the release. “We have a great staff and I am proud of the many accomplishments we have made within the Sheriff's Office, particularly with our youth programs. With the continued support of our community, I am looking forward to many more opportunities to serve.”Mahoney is active locally and statewide, serving with the Salvation Army, SAFE, the Boys and Girls Club, VISION/Transylvania and is a member of the Pisgah Forest Rotary Club.Mahoney also serves as the western chaplain for the North Carolina Sheriff's Association and is the elected representative for Western North Carolina on the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission.Upon taking office in 2006, Mahoney started several programs geared at cost savings and crime prevention. Some of those programs include the Inmate Work Program, Inmate Commissary, SHIELD Camp and DARE Camp. Mahoney also worked with Transylvania County Schools to introduce the DARE curriculum at Brevard and Rosman middle schools.Mahoney has been married to Christina Planck Mahoney for 20 years. They have two children, Lauren and Nathan. They live near Rosman and are active members of Old Toxaway Baptist Church.For more information, visit VoteMahoney.org. Mahoney is also available at david@votemahoney.org and on the ReElect Sheriff David Mahoney Facebook page.

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